Definition

Adjective: - Scattered, dispersed: Describes a state where people, members of a family, or a group are separated and forced to live in different places, often due to war, disaster, or conflict. It implies a forced or tragic separation that disrupts unity.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cuộc chiến, nhiều gia đình phải sống ly tán. (After the war, many families had to live scattered.)
  • Cộng đồng người tị nạn bị ly tán khắp thế giới. (The refugee community was dispersed across the world.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự ly tán" (noun): The act or state of being scattered/dispersed.
  • Sự ly tán của các gia đình là một hậu quả đau lòng của chiến tranh. (The dispersion of families is a heartbreaking consequence of war.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tan tác (adj): Scattered, routed (often used for a group breaking apart in disarray, e.g., an army).
• Phân tán (v, adj): To disperse; dispersed (can be used for both people and things, often in a more general or less emotionally charged context than "ly tán").

Synonyms

• Tản mác: Scattered about.
• Lìa tan: Separated and scattered (a near-identical synonym, often used together as "ly tán lìa tan").

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Cảnh ly tán: A scene of dispersion/separation.
  • Bức tranh mô tả cảnh ly tán thương tâm. (The painting depicts a heart-wrenching scene of separation.)
• Gia đình ly tán: A scattered/dispersed family.
  • Họ là nạn nhân của những gia đình ly tán. (They are victims of scattered families.)

adjective

1. scattered